Omission of active commuting to school and the prevalence of children's health-related physical activity levels: The Russian longitudinal monitoring study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 507-512

  Tudor Locke, C ^a   Neff, L J ^b   Ainsworth, B E ^b   Addy, C L ^b   Popkin, B M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Transportation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RUSSIA; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 0036850940     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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